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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Commentary, Line 71: parents through Line 101: No free man needs a God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who raises John Shade during his childhood?
(a) His father.
(b) Dr. Sutton.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

2. Who is King Alfin the Vague's son?
(a) Dr. Sutton.
(b) Charles Kinbote.
(c) John Shade.
(d) King Charles.

3. Of the following, what do John Shade and the assassin have in common?
(a) They both were orphaned.
(b) They were both born in Russia.
(c) They were both Zemblan kings.
(d) They both had aunts who were put in an asylum.

4. Of the following, who is not mentioned in the first Canto?
(a) A Candian maid.
(b) The King of Zembla.
(c) Dr. Sutton.
(d) Shade's aunt.

5. Which Pope is mentioned in the commentary to Line 85?
(a) Stephen II.
(b) Alexander I.
(c) Benedict IX.
(d) Pius X.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which pair best describe the prominent motifs of the first Canto?

2. Charles Kinbote criticizes an article written by Professor Hurley for what reason?

3. John Shade vows to further explore what in Canto Two?

4. Where do the Shade's travel to take their minds off their daughter's death?

5. Charles Kinbote gave John Shade a detailed drawing of King Charles' castle; what does he want John Shade's wife to do with the picture?

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